Etymology

graffito

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Today it means: An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal. Full definition →

Italian graffito ← Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  3. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  4. Italiangraffire
  5. Italiangraffito
  6. English todaygraffito

Borrowed from Italian graffito.

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